Splayed Legged
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:37 pm
I bought a crested Society yesterday and upon getting him home it seems he is a good bit splayed legged. I didn't notice him looking like that in the store, but maybe I was just so happy to see a crested Society I didn't notice, but I think I would have seen something like that.
It occurred to me that perhaps he could have been injured in the capturing process? They were flying around quite a bit in a small cage at PetsMart, and of course they tried to catch the bird with a net that was almost as big as the cage. I'm wondering if the net could have caught his leg just right, or if he could have twisted it or something, causing the now splayed appearance. He doesn't seem to be in any pain and he gets around halfway decently, though it looks like he struggles a bit when perched on the sides of the cage with the mesh. He doesn't seem to have problems on the bottom of the cage or on perches.
If this is an injury from him being caught, what should I do?
If he's just naturally splayed legged, is there anything that can be done for him? I don't think he's a juvenile, as he's in full plumage, but I don't know how old he is at all.
Should birds with splayed legs be bred?
It occurred to me that perhaps he could have been injured in the capturing process? They were flying around quite a bit in a small cage at PetsMart, and of course they tried to catch the bird with a net that was almost as big as the cage. I'm wondering if the net could have caught his leg just right, or if he could have twisted it or something, causing the now splayed appearance. He doesn't seem to be in any pain and he gets around halfway decently, though it looks like he struggles a bit when perched on the sides of the cage with the mesh. He doesn't seem to have problems on the bottom of the cage or on perches.
If this is an injury from him being caught, what should I do?
If he's just naturally splayed legged, is there anything that can be done for him? I don't think he's a juvenile, as he's in full plumage, but I don't know how old he is at all.
Should birds with splayed legs be bred?